Garnett Andrews papers, 1816-1928 [manuscript].

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Garnett Andrews papers, 1816-1928 [manuscript].

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Varied papers of Andrews, of Washington, Ga., Yazoo, Miss., and Chattanooga, Tenn., consisting of letters to him from Rosalie Beirne of Monroe County, W. Va., before and after their marriage in 1867; estate papers of Rosalie's father, Andrew Beirne of Monroe County; papers pertaining to the courts martial of Confederate generals Lafayette McLaws and Jerome Bonapart Robertson for actions during the Knoxville campaign (Andrews was a Confederate judge advocate); genealogical charts, correspondence, and other items relating primarily to the Andrews family, but also including material on the Beirne, Garnett, and Key families; and letters from, scrapbook of, and collection of autograph letters from famous persons to Andrews's sister, Eliza Frances Andrews of Georgia, author and illustrator under the name "Elzey Hay." Persons represented in the autograph collection include Braxton Bragg, Henry Clay, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Asa Gray, Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet, Raphael Semmes, Alexander H. Stephens, and Robert Toombs.

325 items (1.5 linear feet).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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